Pictured here is the title page of a Rosh Hashanah (New Year) prayer book titled Machzor Sharey Ratzon (“Gates of Grace”), published in Jerusalem in 1930. Displayed in The Temple-Tifereth Israel Gallery of the Museum, this single graphic page speaks…
The Museum Store has a variety of beautiful handcrafted items to make the High Holidays extra sweet this year. We carry many glass pieces from an Israel-based design firm Lily Art that produces unique handmade items including a variety of…
I was first introduced to challah as a little girl by my mother explaining to me that it was like Sally Lunn bread or brioche, which, I was happy to discover, it deliciously was. It wasn’t until much later that…
Author David Laskin shares the moving real-life saga of one Jewish family (his own) spread over three continents and two world wars in The Family: A Journey into the Heart of the Twentieth Century. The course of history brings incredible joy and heartbreaking…
It is no secret that Cleveland is a cultural hub. The Czech, German, Slovenian, Chinese, Polish, Irish, Italian and other immigrants that populated this lakeside city helped to shape its neighborhoods, cuisine and religious traditions and institutions. Here, in no…
“Speaking to young people as a docent at the Maltz Museum and at schools has inspired me to continue telling my story,” wrote Holocaust survivor and longtime volunteer Betty Gold in her recent memoir, Beyond Trochenbrod. “I’m lucky to have…
The Maltz Museum is embarking on an exciting and daring exhibition venture this summer with a single work by celebrated Israeli artist Yael Bartana. Delving into the realm of video installation, we’re creating a large-scale cinematic viewing experience of a…
It seems like museum professionals everywhere are buzzing about that elusive 20-something to 30-something demographic. Who are they? Where are they? What do they want in a cultural experience? How can we connect with them so that they can help…
Candace Anker-Roehl started to lead tours in 2010 after she retired from her teaching career. “I primarily taught kindergarten and first grade,” says Anker-Roehl. “I thought those skills—working with very young children—would be the ones that would prove most valuable…
Jeff Kaplan became a docent in 2010. His wife encouraged him to give it a shot. “I was semi-retired at the time,” says Kaplan. “I had teaching experience and I was a history buff. She thought that combination made this…
